NEW: After Cambridge Analytica, Facebook said it had long ago closed off the kind of broad data-sharing Cambridge used to get users' personal information.
But Apple, Samsung, & dozens of other manufacturers kept their access.
Our exclusive @nytimes story:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/03/technology/facebook-device-partners-users-friends-data.html …
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We controlled these APIs tightly from the get-go. Partners signed agreements which prevented them using Facebook information for any other purpose than to create Facebook-like experiences.
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Our partnership and engineering teams approved all these integrations. We are not aware of any abuse by these companies.
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Partners could only integrate someone's FB information with their device if that person had given their permission. And contrary to claims by NYT, friends' information — for example birthdays or photos — was only shared if that friend had permitted it in their settings.
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In April we announced that we're winding down these APIs now that iOS and Android are so popular — and fewer people rely on them to get Facebook. We've already ended 22 of these partnerships. (https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2018/04/24/new-facebook-platform-product-changes-policy-updates/ …
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Also providing our latest blog post with more background here:https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/06/why-we-disagree-with-the-nyt/ …
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Can you guys address the fact that users are no longer allowed to post ads, even after going thru your “authorization process?”
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@Facebook I deleted my Facebook and I suggest others do too. I am not your product. Your new TV ads are nice, but it’s interesting that you’re using old media to rehabilitate your tattered image.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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standard practice among whom else? Just saying among the "industry" is vague
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Oh piss off
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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